English 9 Honors Verb Tense Quiz

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: I’ve learned to tune myself out.

• present

• present perfect

• present progressive

• present perfect progressive

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: I feel G-d in this Chili’s tonight.

• present

• future

• present progressive

• future perfect

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: The Dunder Mifflin stock symbol is DMI.

• present

• past

• future

• present perfect

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: Around this office in the past, I have been a little abrupt with people.

• present perfect

• past perfect

• past

• past emphatic

Identify the tense of the verb constructions in the following sentence: A few years ago, my family was on a safari in Africa and my cousin, Mufasa, was trampled to death by a pack of wildebeests and we all took it really hard.

• present perfect

• past

• past perfect

• present

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: Dwight mercy-killed Angela’s cat.

• past

• present

• past perfect

• present perfect

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: I don’t need to see Oscar’s toes at work.

• future

• present

• present emphatic

• past perfect

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car.

• present

• past

• future

• present perfect

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: Oh, you’re paying way too much for worms.

• present progressive

• future progressive

• present

• past progressive

Identify the tense of the verb construction in the following sentence: I’ve been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower.

• present

• past

• present perfect

• past perfect